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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?
(a) A imaginary line
(b) A final-line
(c) A culminating line
(d) A catch-line

2. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?
(a) Their voices
(b) Humbaba's words
(c) The sound of the gods
(d) The wind

3. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?
(a) The courtesan's name
(b) Where he was born
(c) His own name
(d) Who his parents are

4. Where does Gilgamesh see the ax in his dream?
(a) The temple
(b) The wilderness
(c) The marketplace
(d) His bedroom

5. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?
(a) Twelve days
(b) A week
(c) A month and fifteen days
(d) Three weeks

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reminds Gilgamesh of his boast in Uruk?

2. Who interprets Gilgamesh's dreams?

3. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.

4. What other people try to discourage Gilgamesh from undertaking his voyage to engage Humbaba?

5. What do the eight winds do to Humbaba?

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